New World Vultures
Order: Accipitriformes. Family: Cathartidae
The New World vultures are not closely related to Old World vultures, but superficially resemble them because of convergent evolution. Like the Old World vultures, they are scavengers, but unlike Old World vultures, which find carcasses by sight, some New World vultures have a good sense of smell with which they find carcasses. There are 2 New Jersey species.
- Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
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